Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest . What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner of next week's election. Trump on Sunday held a rally at Madison Square Garden where several speakers made racist and crude remarks , including comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who described Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage.
” Shortly after those remarks, Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Bad Bunny endorsed Harris . Trump is holding a rally in Atlanta on Monday evening while Harris is making several campaign stops in Michigan, including a rally with singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers . Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.
com/hub/election-2024 . Here’s the latest: Harris urged young voters Monday in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to take the baton from “generations of Americans” who preserved freedom and back her over Trump. The pitch urged young voters, many of whom were in the audience from the nearby University of Michigan, to seize the power they want and protect a series of rights.
Harris specifically called out abortion rights, a key issue for younger voters. “Generations of Americans before us fought for freedom and now the baton is in our hands,” Harris said. “The baton is in our hands.
” “I love your generation,” Harris told the young audience. “You are rightly impatient for change.” .